RESOLV Cluster of Excellence
The Cluster of Excellence RESOLV (EXC 2033) is an interdisciplinary research project of the Ruhr University Bochum and the TU Dortmund University as well as four other institutions in the Ruhr region. Funded since 2012, RESOLV has established solvation science as a new interdisciplinary field of research. RESOLV is based on the unified understanding of solvation processes, according to which solvent molecules are regarded as active participants in chemical processes and not as passive species. RESOLV develops innovative techniques and methods to investigate and understand solvent-controlled processes beyond homogeneous phases, normal conditions and thermal equilibria, with the aim of linking microscopic solvation concepts with macroscopic properties. Areas of application include the reuse of CO2 for chemical production, energy conversion and storage and the development of intelligent sensors. RESOLV currently comprises over 200 researchers at six institutions, has received over €42 million in funding from the German Research Foundation and is one of the world's leading initiatives in the field of solvation science.
Research topics and members
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Hannsjörg Freund, who is a Participating Scientist (PS) of the RESOLV Cluster, our working group is conducting research in two different research areas of the project:
Local solvent fluctuations in heterogeneous systems
Topic: Modeling of multiphase electrochemical cells for the conversion of CO2 to CO
iGSS member: Luzie Klöckner
Solvent control of chemical dynamics and reactivity
Topic: The interaction of solvent, catalytic surface and reactive species and their inclusion in reaction kinetic models
iGSS member: Maximilian Gstettenbauer